Credit

When participating in a Willamette Sponsored Program, you earn Willamette credits, your grades appear on your transcript and those grades can be counted towards your GPA. (You may choose to include all or none of your credits; you cannot choose specific credits to count toward your GPA.) It is important to note that converting credits from foreign universities to Willamette credit is not a seamless process. During the pre-departure process you will be advised on how the Office of International Education, the Office of the Registrar and students work together to make sure the proper credit is awarded. For questions about receiving writing-centered credit for courses taken abroad, visit the Writing Center webpage, item #4: http://www.willamette.edu/dept/wcenter/resource_stu/faq/index.html

Cost

Sponsored programs cost the same as on-campus studies. Keep in mind that there will be also be other expenses to consider that are not part of the tuition. These are related to preparing to go abroad; getting there and back; cost of living differences; and taking advantage of being somewhere different by sampling native cultural offerings, to name a few. See the section called "Additional Costs" for more information.Costs are distributed as follows:

Tuition: You may use all of your Willamette, federal, state and local financial aid for sponsored programs.

Accommodation and Meals: Please see the information on the Willamette Sponsored Programs Cost Matrix (PDF document) for a detailed explanation of the room and board costs for each program and whether the cost is paid to Willamette or the host university or program. Students pay the cost of accommodation and meals to either a) Willamette and then receive accommodation and meals abroad, b) pay the host university or program directly, or c) a combination of the previous options. See the columns titled “Cost Paid to Willamette", “Housing” and “Meals” for more information.

Study Abroad Deposit: This $300 non-refundable deposit is due when you accept your placement to study abroad on a Willamette Sponsored Program, this fee will be applied to your tuition if you attend the program.

Additional costs are very important to consider! They may include, but are not limited to:

additional health insurance (often covered directly by student, sometimes included by the program)

travel insurance (optional; covered directly by student)

Generally, students spend more money while they are abroad than during a typical semester at Willamette. These costs are usually associated with extra in-country and personal travel, eating out, entertainment, and purchasing gifts and souvenirs. If you would like more information about specific costs of the items mentioned above and/or the general affordability of study abroad, please contact an Advisor in the OIE.

The PDF document found at this link is a full explanation of costs associated with each Willamette Sponsored Study Abroad Program. Please contact the OIE with any additional questions or clarification.

Program Types

Center Based - A Center Based study abroad program takes place at a study center co-located with or independent of a foreign university. Students typically attend courses that focus on a particular topic or academic discipline (languages, Classics, etc.) as well as regional studies topics. These courses are specifically organized for U.S. Americans and other international students. If the program participant has a high level of language proficiency, it is sometimes possible for the student to take one or more courses at the affiliated international university. On Center Based Programs students find support from the staff at the center who, in most cases, work only with the students on the program. For specific information please see each program's page.

Direct Enroll - Students participating on a Direct Enroll program enroll in courses at the partner university with local students. Direct Enroll programs are those which give students the chance to study abroad by "switching" places with a student from a foreign country. Students choose courses from the academic curriculum offered at the partner university. Some courses may require prerequisites or require a certain level of foreign language ability. On Direct Enroll programs students find support from the staff at the host university's International Office and the rest of the university. For specific information please see each program's page.

Hybrid - Students participating in a Hybrid program will be enrolled in one or more program specific courses and will choose their other course work from across the academic curriculum offered at the partner university. On Hybrid programs students find support from the program staff who, in most cases, work only with the students on the program. Sometimes a Willamette University faculty member will be at the host site with the program to teach and/or conduct research. For specific information please see each program's page.

Summer - Summer study abroad programs at Willamette University are faculty-led programs of between 3 and 8 weeks duration in the summer. If you are interested in exploring Willamette University's current summer options, please reference the Summer Study Abroad (also known as post sessions) pages.